Capital Area District Libraries offer Christmas Eve radio storytime 

Information from CADL

For the second year in a row, Capital Area District Libraries (CADL) will be airing a Christmas Eve storytime on Lansing’s Christmas Station, 99.1 WFMK and 99wfmk.com. The storytime will air at 7 p.m. and will repeat at the top of every hour until midnight. This year, Tom Shilts, youth librarian for CADL’s Okemos Branch, will read Clement Moore’s “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” 

“This special storytime is a way to provide families with another opportunity to make holiday memories,” said Trenton Smiley, CADL’s director of marketing and communications. “It also showcases the skillful storytelling of our staff that takes place regularly in our branches and online.” 

During the WFMK broadcast, there will be a special appearance by Mason Reeves, who plays Kristoff, the simple but kindhearted ice harvester, in Disney’s hit musical “Frozen.” Reeves will provide details on how listeners can enter to win a four pack of tickets to see the musical on stage at Wharton Center from Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, 2022. Scott Duimstra, CADL’s executive director, also will be providing  a special holiday message. 

This year, CADL is excited to air “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” in Spanish on WKAR’s NewsTalk AM 870/102.3-FM about 3:45 p.m. during the station’s Latinx programming. The story will be told by Marisela Garza, CADL’s youth services specialist. This version also will be posted on wkar.org.  

For information regarding storytimes being offered by the 13 branches of Capital Area District  Libraries and on Facebook, visit cadl.org and click on the “Events” tab.